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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 2140475, member: 44140&quot;]You guys didn&#039;t really think I bought a copper penny, or that Abraham Lincoln is on a penny. As coin collectors it is our responsibility to know the US doesn&#039;t make pennies. We make cents!</p><p><br /></p><p>All joking aside, I scored a new addition to my Crusader collection. This coin was issued by Edward I Plantagenet England ( Longshanks / Hammer of the Scots ) He is most remembered for his role in the suppression of Scotland and the capture and execution of William Wallace. (Braveheart), He is also known for his success in the conquest of the Wales, as well as the acquisition of the Stone of Scone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Longshanks was a key player in the defense of the Counties of Antioch and Tripoli, then ruled by Bohemond VI&nbsp; who issued those very awesome giant Gros coins, these campaigns today are referred to as the 9th Crusade.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]409268[/ATTACH]</p><p>Bohemond and Edward negotiated a peace with the Muslim emirs of the day for a period of 10 years 10 months and 10 days. Not long after the agreement there was an assassination attempt on Edward in which Edward was injured with a poison dagger but managed to kill his would be assassin. Legend has it that the Princess Eleanor sucked the poison from the wound.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edward eventually returns to England and continues his quest to suppress the Scots he dies in AD 1307 at the age of 68 most likely of Dysentry.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]409273[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin was on sale and I liked it because the bust wasn&#039;t messed up and the legend is nearly complete. YAY!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I have 3 Contemporary Crusaders! Philip The Fair, Edward Longshanks and Bohemond VI (also the Fair)</p><p><br /></p><p>Kingdom of England</p><p>England, Lincoln</p><p>Edward I Plantagenet r. AD 1272- 1307</p><p>AR penny 18 mm x 1.35 g, Lincoln, long cross type, class 3d.</p><p>Obverse: +EDW R&#039; ANGL&#039; DNS HYB. Crowned bust facing.</p><p>Reverse: CIVI/ TAS/ LIN/ COL separated by long cross, three pellets in each angle. Reference: North 1019; S 1390/1427. Very Fine, nice strike, toned.</p><p><b>Provenance: </b>ex. David L Tranbarger; ex Steven Damron, his tag included; ex Col. Ted Schmidt (tag included, purchased Al Boulanger, FPL 30, lot 190); ex. B. Yarbrough.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]409266[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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